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johannwinkler@centurytel.net
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(11/16/2016 11:20:26 PM)
File translation to other CAD systems
I have mentioend that once in the old forum, without good feedback, as I remember.
I'm still using KeyCreator 9 for most of my work. Main reason, the STEP export. When I export my files, which are level driven, no assemblies, my customers are happy, at least almost.
The last job I exported (with KC9 of course) to my customer which uses Pro-E, I was sent the following picture
and this message:
I was wondering if something can be modified on your assembly outputs. Currently, when there’s a copy of a component, it has a unique digit id added to the file name. Is there a way for your software to output the components as copies, and not as unique components.
So what I did then is (using the latest KC 14), I sent him two STEP translations, one just a regular STEP output (the way I do with KC9), the other I used the Level to References function, loaded the referenced file and exported that to STEP.
Here is his response:
Thanks for trying, neither of those would work. The “normal” version just flattens the assembly and converts all of the components into “dumb” solid bodies. So there’s essentially 1 part file with all of the bodies sitting within it.
The “ref_from_lev” version does separate out the components, but instead of having a copies of the components, all copies are “dumb” solid bodies sitting within each part file.
Do you guys make translation exports, that make your customer happy? All my customers use Pro-E, Solidworks and or UG. All say the same thing, my translations work only for them within reason, when I export from KC9.
Thank you,
Hans
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